Nuevo Flamenco guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela have shared a new video for the lead single and title track from their forthcoming studio album, Mettavolution. The video showcases members Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero furiously playing their latest tune on their nylon-strung guitars in the recording studio, and certainly acts as an entertaining follow-up to their previously-shared cover of Pink Floyd‘s “Echoes”.
“Mettavolution” is one of seven new recordings which will appear on their sixth studio album when Mettavolution arrives on April 26th via ATO Records. From the opening notes, the two talented guitarists are locked in with each other while playing away each of their stringed instruments to combine for a creative fury of music inspired by Mexican folk styles. Both Sanchez and Quintero explore nearly every inch of their fretboards while performing the uptempo tune, which runs at a nearly-exhausting 4:04 minutes in length. The video’s setting within the intimacy of a recording studio only adds to the strength of the song, as seeing and hearing the two guitarists perform while standing face-to-face in a smaller, controlled environment really allows the listener to soak in all of the energy captured on the recording. Fans can watch the video below to hear the new song be played out in full.
Rodrigo y Gabriela – “Mettavolution”
[Video: Rodrigo y Gabriela]
“Since the ‘official audio’ was gonna be out before the ‘official video,’ we wanted to share with you the way we are practicing and getting ready for the ‘Mettavolution’ tour which is us playing to our own album in our studio,” the band mentioned in a statement to go with the video’s arrival on Wednesday. “This way we get used to the original tempo and the dynamics etc.”
The band also stated that the audio heard on the album comes out of the same Genelec studio speakers being used in their new performance video, which is why it is labeled as saying, “Official Album Audio.” According to the band, an even more thrilling music video for the album’s title track will arrive in the near future.
The two will hit the road for a run of global concert dates this spring beginning on April 13th in Munich. The North American leg of their 2019 tour is scheduled to start on May 4th in Austin, TX, and continues into the summer months before wrapping on July 9th with a performance in Bayfield, WI. Fans can head over to Rodrigo Y Gabriela’s website for more ticket info to all their upcoming shows.